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Handcraft Trinidad
11 Reviews Trinidad has a large outdoor craft market that goes on for blocks. Primary items seemed to be wood carvings, jewelry, knitted garments, dolls and toys. Some of the vendors are really creative—I was...
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Roooooon!!!!Havana Club is excellent rum. You can find different types of it in different price ranges. Its available in most tourist stores throughout Cuba and in your hotel's gift shop. Starts at $10 USD a bottle
Until recently farmers were not allowed to sell their goods in the open market. You will now start to see farmer's markets where you can walk around stalls and pick up a few items. I am sure that for a few dollars you can buy the whole stall.The idea of general stores or department stores has only develped since the introduction of the dollar, and the tourist resorts. This is a growing concept, and the government's clever way of recovering all the dollar bills that tourists are giving to the locals. You will probably not find much that you want in those stores, except for emergency replacements.Outside of Havana, it was always hard to find art and souvenir markets, designed for the tourists, but now you will find pretty good ones in Trinidad de Cuba, Guardalavaca and Santiago. Of course, most of the resorts will arrange for displays within the hotels too.As of 2010, a change in...
Peso cigars are what the locals get to smoke. Instead of the finely crafted tubes of the best tobacco leaves the Cubans get to smoke these instead. I will not smoke one as I do not partake but just by inspection I see they have not been rolled to the same exacting standards and seem to contain a variety of tobacco products inside. Obviously inferior but for the price... They come in packs of 25 wrapped in a paper with the printing displayed below for $1 CUC. Which at the time of this is roughly $1.21 CAN.
Depending on what you like and how much you want to spend, Vivian at the Hotel Melia Cohiba (excellent selections) 2nd floor smoke shop and bar is very informative as well very beautiful. Get her to show you how check a cigar for quality and how to properly trim and light it.Hotels Parque Central, Ingeleterra and Riveria have good selections with the Partagas Cigar factory near behind the Capitolo building.If you like strong go for Cohibas or Cuabas, medium strength try Montecristos or Trinidads, mild go for Romeo y Julietts.Pick you cigar length for how long you want your smoke to last.Seven year old rum compliments a good cigar.Pick cigars up at the Airport if you don't buy in the city, they are similar in prices.
Popular Buys include Cuban Cigars, rum, liqueors, arts and crafts. T-shirts and records and cassettes of Cuban music. Hotels and airports have duty-free shops. Art objects (including artifacts and paintings) purchased in Cuba must be accompanied by an export permit. Cigars not accompanied by an official receipt may be seized. Cuban authorities may search your luggage prior to departure at the airport. Purchases may be seized without compensation.
the ICAIC film shops. the two location (that i know of) are mentioned in the "off the beaten path" tips section. as mentioned in the "off the beaten path" tip section, you can buy beautiful, hand-silkscreened film posters of both cuban and foreign films. they're CUC 10 each, and worth every penny. CUC 10/poster.
If you like some souvenir offered with your first step in new city, don't buy. The chance you'll find it cheaper is big or negotiate at first if you don't have time or hate bargaining.You can not bargaining in state shop, but market and street vendors do expect your involvement in process. Street/market souvenirs Don't pay first price.
Shop with cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes, rum.Nice place, friendly stuff, credit cards accepted, place to taste cigar and some coctail (there is small bar). Anything you buy there it's good quality and legal !Ask staff to help you buy gifts here. Cheapest cigars in the world couse it's home of excellent cigars.
For the real collectors of banknotes, cuban pesos are unique, specially 3 Peso banknote with Che Guevara. This is 3-CUC note aka convertible peso which is not common (usually you have banknotes 1,2,5,10...but 3?!?!) to see.People on the street (around touristic sites) will offer you a "Che" peso with value of almost zero for 1 CUC (0.86 EUR). 1 CUC = 28 CUPAlso, sometimes in museums lady can approach you and take you aside and offer you small collection of CUP banknotes coins included. Don't pay that more then 4 CUC (3.2 EUR).
I found guayabera shirts of high quality at the same or lower prices at the airport store than I found at even the most inexpensive shops in Havana. To find a good deal at an airport store is so unusual that I am a little nervous about placing this tip, because times change and it may not be true when you visit. If you arrive and depart through the Havana airport you could check the prices at the airport upon arrival so you won't be trapped by a change in store philosophy or management. Guayabera shirts
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Q: We're hoping to do Eastern Cuba in December, we've already done the west. I'm trying to book flights, ideally from Manchester. I...
A: flights domestically it is, aerocaribbean do it, as you are in Manchester check the Cuban tourist office http://www.travel2cuba.co.uk/ hope it helps cheers
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